Past experiences

我过去常一大早就出去散步。

Wǒ guò qù cháng yī dà zǎo jiù chū qù sàn bù.

I used to go for a walk early in the morning.

他曾与我是邻居。

Tā céng yǔ wǒ shì lín jū.

He was once my neighbor.

过去你常和朋友钓鱼吗？

Guò qù nǐ cháng hé péng yǒu diào yú ma?

Did you often go fishing with your friends in the past?

我们认识有六年了。

Wǒ men rèn shí yǒu liù nián le.

We have known each other for six years.

自从我上次来这里已经有很长时间了。

Zì cóng wǒ shàng cì lái zhè lǐ yǐ jīng yǒu hěn cháng shí jiān le.

It's been a long time since I last came here.

最近你见过史密斯先生吗？

Zuì jìn nǐ jiàn guò shǐ mì sī xiān shēng ma?

Have you seen Mr. Smith recently?

他们从去年开始一直都在做这个项目。

Tā men cóng qù nián kāi shǐ yì zhí dōu zài zuò zhè ge xiàng mù.

They have been working on this project since last year.

我看了一整晚的电视。

Wǒ kàn le yī zhěng wǎn de diàn shì.

I watched TV all night.

我们一到那儿电影就开始了。

Wǒ men yī dào nà ér diàn yǐng jiù kāi shǐ le.

The movie started as soon as we got there.

我到车站时，火车已经开了。

Wǒ dào chē zhàn shí, huǒ chē yǐ jīng kāi le.

When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.

船到晚了，把我们的计划全打乱了。

Chuán dào wǎn le, bǎ wǒ men de jì huà quán dǎ luàn le.

The boat arrived late, which disrupted all our plans.

我原以为他知道开会时间。

Wǒ yuán yǐ wéi tā zhī dào kāi huì shí jiān.

I thought he knew the meeting time.

他们原本希望我和他们一起去。

Tā men yuán běn xī wàng wǒ hé tā men yì qǐ qù.

They originally wanted me to go with them.

那是我第三次参观那地方了。

Nà shì wǒ dì sān cì cān guān nà dì fāng le.

That was my third time visiting that place.

我写完论文，就把它放在抽屉了。

Wǒ xiě wán lùn wén, jiù bǎ tā fàng zài chōu tì le.

After I finished writing the paper, I put it in the drawer.